Greenberg's Edifice Complex Prevention Bill (Updated)

Could this be Mount Magazine in a few years featuring the profile of Huckabee or Clinton (or both)? The way we've been naming things in the state lately, this may not be that much of a stretch.

We'll consider Rep. Dan Greenberg's bill to prevent the naming of state buildings, structures, and facilities after the living (hey Dan, could Mt. Magazine be interpreted to be a structure under the bill?).

I thought the bill was filed partly in jest, and it just may have been, but he's running it this morning, and he has asked for my support. I'm inclined to vote against it, but I'm going to let him make his case this morning.

My problems with it are as follows:
1. It's hard to legislate this kind of thing, and frankly, I'd like to see Pres. Clinton honored at some point, and I'd hate to wait until his death to do so (even though there's an exception carved out for buildings of "historical significance);
2. This doesn't prevent the naming of lakes, parks, and highways, which have been the target of this renaming phenomenon to date; and
3. This also deals with all funding, etc. What if the state is merely handling federal funds for a project?

We'll see.

Updated: Rep. Greenberg pulled the bill down after some lively debate.